Egyptian · No. 055
Keeper of the Eternal Threshold
Inspired by: Aker, the deified horizon, guardian of the eastern and western horizons of the afterlife.
She stands between life and death and decides who passes.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Category
- Monster
- ATK
- 1800
- DEF
- 1700
- Level
- 5
- Type
- Deity
- Element
- Darkness
- Constellations
- Moon · Scarab
The myth
The Egyptians saw the horizon as a sacred threshold. In the west the sun entered the underworld at dusk; in the east it was reborn every morning. Aker was the deified horizon, guardian of the eastern and western horizons of the afterlife. The dead crossed thresholds too: gates, lakes and boats, such as the crossing of Lily Lake guided by the ferryman to the Field of Reeds. This card's Keeper of the Threshold, standing between life and death and deciding who passes, is a MYTHENOR creation inspired by those borders.
Why it has this power
An uncommon level 5 Deity of Darkness with 1800 ATK and 1700 DEF. Moon beats Wisp and Scarab beats Leviathan. Joined with any Undead, it fuses into the Keeper of the Twelve Gates of the Duat, and the Lapis Serpent Staff gives it +700.
Did you know
The ferryman who carried souls to the Field of Reeds had a reputation for being surly, and one had to treat him kindly to get across.
Connections
- Fuses into: + Undead → Keeper of the Twelve Gates of the Duat
- In Oracle Bakenra's deck
- In High Priest Khaymet's deck
- In Merytamun, the Last Sentinel's deck
Where to get it
- Campaign drop: Oracle Bakenra (The Obsidian Necropolis) — grade S: 20% · grade A: 20% · grade B: 20% · grade C: 20% · grade D: 13%
- Daily Offering: 0.45% per pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
- Welcome Pack: 1.1% per pack (Uncommon 30% per card)
- Traveler's Pack: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
- Bronze Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 29% per card)
- Silver Reliquary: 0.96% per pack · 5.6% in the themed pack (Uncommon 33% per card)
- Golden Reliquary: 0.94% per pack · 5.5% in the themed pack (Uncommon 35% per card)
- Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.98% of days · 400 gold
- Craft with card dust: 100 dust
- Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).
Sources
- Egyptian Gods - The Complete List — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)
- Field of Reeds — Joshua J. Mark (World History Encyclopedia)